transverse.

Extending or positioned across a main axis, length, or direction.

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Words that belong together

• a transverse corridor
• a transverse section

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A transverse corridor cut across the long gallery.

The transverse section revealed compartments invisible from the entrance.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting. Forms: Relational or positional adjective; ordinary comparative and superlative usually not applicable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.